Tap into meaning
Tap into is a phrasal verb that means to start making good use of a supply of money, energy, or feeling that already exists.
- Past simple
- tapped into
- Past participle
- tapped into
- -ing form
- tapping into
What tap into means
C1
To start making good use of a supply of money, energy, or feeling that already exists
The campaign tapped into a widespread sense of frustration.
Similar phrasal verbs
With into: get into, patch into, break into, let something into something, look into, make something into something, pull into, put something into something, read something into something, rip into.
Common questions
What does tap into mean?
To start making good use of a supply of money, energy, or feeling that already exists.
What is the past tense of tap into?
Tapped into, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
